Building



F. W. BUCK Jan. 18, 19381.

BUILDING Filed April 5, 1937 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 F. w K

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BUILDING Filed April 3, 1957 3 Sheet 5 2 Jan. 18, 1938. F, w, K 2,105,854

BUILDING Filed April 5, 1937 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 A5 I I Eur Patented Jan. 18, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE j 2,105,854 nmnm'o,

Frederick W. Buck, Washington, D. 0. Application April 3, 1937, Serial No. 134,922 '1 Claims. (01. 72 -1) This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in buildings.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a building preferably of concrete construc- 6 tion wherein base and head railsare connected by vertical standards or posts with anchor rods for securing the rails and posts together, the outer side wall and roof structure comprising inter-fitting concrete slabs mounted in a man- 10 ner to permit limited expanding and contracting movements with an air-tight seal between the slabs.

' A further object of the invention is to provide a concrete building of the foregoing character 15 wherein the wall and roof are formed of concrete slabs inter-fitting at adjacent side edges provide a concrete building structure wherein the side walls are formed of concrete slabs, extending from the head to the base rails of the building structure, exceptfor door and window opengg ings with an interfltting connection between adjacent side edges of the wall slabs andthe upper ends of the slabs and the head rail of the building structure with a metallic sealing strip, preferably formed of copper folded upon itself 7 as with the free edges thereof respectively attached to adjacent portions of the element with sections of the copper strip having flat contacting surfaces adapted to rub over each other during expending and contracting movements of the con- 4a crete slabs to maintain a sealed connected between the building element.

With the above and other objects in view that will become apparent as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists 45 in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawingsz- 50 Figure l is a fragmentary front elevation, partly in section, of a concrete building'constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1, showing the connection 85 between the side wall concrete slabs and the base and head rails of the building and the mounting of the roof rafters with the concrete roof slabs thereon;

Figure 3 is an enlarged. horizontal detail sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2, showing the bracing devices for the corner posts;

Figure 4 is a vertical fragmentary sectional view showing the tie rods extending through the corner posts and anchored at their ends to the base and head rails and the expansible connections between the upper ends of the side wall slabs and the head rails;

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Figure 2, showing the expansible connection between the adjacent edges of the roof slabs;

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on line 6--8 of Figure 1, showing the man.- ner of supporting the roof rafters on the head rails of the building structure;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary top plan view of .connected ends of two head rails;

Figure dis a detail sectional viewtaken on line 8-8 ofv Figure 7, showing the inter-fitting connection between adjacent ends of the two head rails and the tie rods for anchoring the head rails to the vertical posts;

Figure 9 is a fragmentary perspective view of a metallic strip to form a sealed connection between adjacent side edges of the side wall and roof slabs; and g I Figure 10 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the metal strip to form a sealed connection between the upper ends of the side wall slabs and the head rails of the building structure.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawings, the building structure is supported upon a concrete or other foundation i5 and the building structure herein disclosed for purposes of illustration is of generally rectangular formation in plan view embodying base rails l8 seated on the foundation l5. Corner posts ll perpendicularly rise from the base rails is. and support horizontal head rails l8 at their upper ends, a

as by tie bolts to the corner posts I I and these connected elements are anchored by'the same tie bolts, to the foundation I5, the lower ends of the corner posts Il being supported on the base rails ISwhile the adjacent upper ends of the head rails I8 are mitered as at 22 to form an interfitting connection as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. Reinforcing tie rods 23 are embedded in the corner posts I! and extend longitudinally thereof, the lower ends of the tie rods 23 extending through the base rails I6 and having their lower headed ends 24 embedded in the foundation I5 while the upper ends of the tie rods extend through the mitered ends 22 of the interiitting ends of the head rails I8 with the terminal upper ends of the tie rods threaded for the reception of nuts 25.

Inclined anchor and brace devices extend between the base rails I6 and corner posts I! and as shown more clearly in Figs. 2 to 4, an anchor rod 26 having an eye 21 at each end respectively engaged with eye bolts 28 and 29 respectively anchored in the base rails I6 at points spaced from the ends thereof and in the corner posts I! intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof.

The side walls 20 are preferably formed of vertically disposed elongated slabs 30, some of which are provided with window and door frames,

' window sashes beingshown at 3|, the lower ends of the side wall slabs 30 being slightly bevelled as at 32 as shown in Figure 4 with the lower ends of the slabs seated in longitudinally extending ledges 33 at the upper outer edges of the base rails IS, a plastic cement or mastic sealing the joints between the lower ends of the slabs and the bottom walls of the ledges 33. The slabs. 3D

' are preformed and are provided with mitered side edges 34 and a mitered upper end 35. A folded metallic strip, preferably formed of copper is associated with adjacent interfitting mitered edges of the side wall slabs 30 with the free edges of the folded copper strips anchored to the inner faces of two adjacent slabs as by plastic cement, mastic or the like, with the folded portion of the strip positioned between the mitered inter-connection between adjacent edges oftwo slabsand presenting flat faces ofthe copper strip in rubbing contactwith each other so that the concrete side wall slabs may laterally expand and contract with 'a sealed joint between the interfitting mitered edges of theslfabs maintained. As shown more clearly in Figures 3 and 9, the copper strip is folded upon itself to provide a pair of oppositely directed free side edges 35 anchored to the inner faces (if adjacent edges of the side wall slabs 30 with the folded portion of the copper strip presenting two flat contacting surfaces 31 lying in a plane offset from and parallel with the plane of the side free edges 35 and with the folded edge 38 of the strip directed outwardly at right angles from the flat contacting surfaces 31. The folded edge 30 of the copper strip terminates inwardly of the outer faces of the concrete slabs 30 and may be covered by a plastic cement or mastic 39if desired, and as shown in Figure 3. j

The mounting for the upper ends-of the side wall slabs 30 is shown more clearly in Figs. 4 to 6 and 10, the lower face of the head rail I8 having the stepped recess 40 therein adjacent the front face of the rail that extends longitudinally thereof for reception of the stepped upper ends H of the side wall slabs 30, the lower face-of the head rails also having another longitudinally extending groove or recess 42 therein to dissipate the transfer of moisture from the outer face of the head rail to the inner face thereof. A molded metallic strip, preferably formed of copper and shown in detail in Fig. 10 is interposed between the stepped recess 40 in the head rail I3 and the upper ends 4| of the side wall slabs ID, the folded strip being of substantially inverted U-shape in cross-section with the upper closed end of stepped formation as shown at 43 with parallel side sections, one side section comprising relatively free contacting strips 44 and 45 while the other side section comprises contacting strips 48 connected by an edge bead 41. The strip 44 is anchored to the adjacent wall of the socket 42 while the strip 45 is anchored to the inner face of the upper end of the side wall slabs 30, the folded strips shown in Figure 10 being initially assembled in the stepped recess 40 and anchored therein with the upper ends of the side wall slabs 30 thereafter positioned in said folded strips.

The detail construction of the roof I9 includes concrete rafters 48 notched at their upper ends as shown in Figure 2 and mounted upon the ridge bars 49 with the lower forward ends of the rafters supported on the head rails I8 and projecting beyond the rails as shown in several of the figures. The. head rails I8 have transverse grooves therein for the reception of the rafters I8 and said rafters are shouldered as at 50 for abutting engagement with portions -of the head rails for holding the rafters in position, the latter being further anchored to the head rails by ,tie wires 5| anchored in the head rails and extending over the rafters as illustrated in several of the figures. Concrete roof slabs 52 are laid upon the rafters 48 and may be mounted to extend either longitudinally or transversely of the rafters, the forward projecting ends of the rafters having rearwardly directed hook portions 53 for receiving the lower forward ends of the roof slabs. A folded metal strip of the construction shown in Figure 9 connects adjacent edges'of the roof slabs as illustrated in Figures 1 and 5. while said roof slabs are further anchored to the head rails II by U-shaped copper strips 54 having the side portions thereof contacting each other with one portion anchored to a bevelled surface of the head rail I8 while the other portion is anchored to the under face of the roof slab 52..

The inner upper edges of the base rails II are mitered to facilitate the mounting of inter-fitting concrete floor boards 55 and upon which wooden or other flooring maybe laid. As shown in Figure 3, a copper sheathing strip covers the inner faces of the corner posts II to prevent the passage of moisture from the outer sides of the corner posts to the inner sides thereof while vertical wall boards are set into the inner mitered edges of the base rails I6 to provide an air space between the side wall slabs so and theinner wall construction and which may be filled with a suitable insulating material.

The side wall structure 20 has the slabs thereof inter-fitting and mounted in a manner to permit horizontal and vertical expanding and contracting movement, the inter-fitting connections between the side wall slabs 30 and the upper ends of the side wall slabs and head rails including ano es 3" slabs msy be reinforced in any appropriate manner, as y inbedded reinforcing rods" as shown in'sever l of the figures.

From the above detailed description of the invention, it is believed that the construction and operation thereof will 'at once be apparent and while there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I- claim: v

1. In a building of the character described, a wall structure including vertical posts, and head and base rails, wall plates mounted between the posts and rails, an expansible joint between the vertical sides of the plates and the upper ends of the plates and head rails, each joint including an inter-fitting connection between the rails and plates and a folded metallic strip having the free edges thereof respectively secured to adjacent edges of relatively movable parts with the folded portion of the strip being confined in the inter-' fitting connections and presenting flatly contacting relatively movable portions.

2. In a building of the character described, a wall structure including vertical posts-and head and base rails, wall plates mounted between the posts and rails, an expansible joint between the vertical sides of the plates, each joint including a folded metallic strip with the free edges thereof respectively secured to adjacent edges of relatively movable parts, the metallic strip embodying flatly contacting strip sections adapted to frictionally move over each other and maintain the sealed connection between the parts during expanding and contracting movements thereof.

3. In a building of the character described, a wall structure includingvertical posts, and head and base rails, wall plates mounted between the posts and rails, an expansible joint between the vertical sides of the plates, each joint including a folded metallic strip with the free edges thereof respectively secured to adjacent edges of relatively movable parts, the folded edge of the-strip being disposed between adjacent edgesof the plates and spaced inwardly of the outer faces of the plates and a mastic filling between the edges of the plates overlying the folded edges of the strips.

4. In a building of the character described. a

wall structure including vertical posts, and head and base rails, wall plates mounted between the posts and rails, an expansiblejoint between the vertical sides of the plates, each joint including a folded metallic strip with the free edges thereof respectively secured to adjacent edges of relatively/movable parts, the metallic strip embodying flatlycontacting strip sections adapted to frictionally move over each other and maintain thesealed connection between the parts during expanding and contracting movements thereof, the folded edge of the strip being disposed between adjacent edges of the plates'and spaced inwardly of the outer faces of the plates and a mastic fllling between the edges of the plates overlying the folded edges of the strips.

5. In a building of the character described, a wall structure including horizontal head and base rails, perpendicular posts rigidly connecting the head and base rails providing side wall areas and side wall plates mounted in the side wall areas and interconnected with each other and with the head and base rails whereby the plates are free to expand and contract in horizontal and perpendicular directions and a roof structure supported on the head rails the connectiombetween the side wall plates including metallic elements having portions anchored to adjacent edges of two plates and other portions flatly contacting each other and relatively movable during expanding and contracting movements of the plates to maintain a sealed connection between adjacent edges of the plates.

6. In a building of the character described, a wall and roof structure including skeleton frames, plates supported in the frames, and an expansible joint between adjacent edges of the plates including a folded metallic strip with the free edges thereof respectively secured to the edges of adjacent plates, the metallic strip embodying including a folded metallic strip with the free' edges thereof respectively secured to the edges of adjacent plates, themetallic strip embodying flatly contacting strip sections adapted to frictionallymove over each other and maintain a: sealed connection between the plates during expanding and contracting movements thereof.

FREDERICK W. BUCK. 

